Ashamed Of Jesus
- Words:
- Joseph Grigg
- Music:
- H. K. Oliver
Sheet music
- 1Jesus, and shall it ever be,A mortal man ashamed of Thee?Ashamed of Thee, whom angels praise,Whose glories shine through endless days?Ashamed of Jesus! sooner farLet evening blush to own a star;He sheds the beams of light divineO’er this benighted soul of mine.
- 2Ashamed of Jesus! just as soonLet midnight be ashamed of noon;‘Twas midnight with my soul till He,Bright Morning Star, bade darkness flee.Ashamed of Jesus! that dear FriendOn whom my hopes of heav’n depend!No; when I blush, be this my shame,That I no more revere His name.
- 3Ashamed of Jesus! yes, I mayWhen I’ve no guilt to wash away;No tear to wipe, no good to crave,No fears to quell, no soul to save.Till then,– nor is my boasting vain,–Till then I boast a Savior slain;And O, may this my glory be,That Christ is not ashamed of Me!
In the hymnals
- Written in 1765, the words are in 1,349 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
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